What color is #82697E?

#82697E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82697E?

The RGB value is 130, 105, 126: 130 red, 105 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82697E?

The complementary color is #69826D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82697E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82697E color

#82697E rgb(130, 105, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #82697E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 41.2% green and 49.4% blue (130, 105, 126).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#82697E color codes

HEX	`#82697E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 105, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 41.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.44, 13.82, -7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.44, 15.9, 330.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.023, 16.356, 21.942)`
Decimal	`8546686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82697E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #82697E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82697E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #82697E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82697e; }
.text { color: #82697e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82697e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 105 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82697e, #826972); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #82697E?: #82697E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82697E?: The RGB value is 130, 105, 126: 130 red, 105 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82697E?: The complementary color is #69826D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82697E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.